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Bicycle Bob · 02-07-2010, 02:57 PM

The trouble with small models is that to keep the Reynold's # the same, the wind speed is increased in inverse proportion, and you'd be getting into sonic effects, (perhaps including those of the neighbors. )

02-07-2010, 02:57 PM	#28 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: N. Saskatchewan, CA Posts: 1,805 Appliance White - '93 Geo Metro 4-Dr. Auto Last 3: 42.35 mpg (US) Stealth RV - '91 Chevy Sprint Base Thanks: 91 Thanked 459 Times in 327 Posts	The trouble with small models is that to keep the Reynold's # the same, the wind speed is increased in inverse proportion, and you'd be getting into sonic effects, (perhaps including those of the neighbors. )